Title: The Scarlet Empress (The Scarlet Empress)
Release Date: 1934-05-09
IMDB ID: tt0025746
Vote Average: 6.9 (141 votes)
Overview: During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.
Cast: Marlene Dietrich (Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II), John Lodge (Count Alexei), Sam Jaffe (Grand Duke Peter), Louise Dresser (Empress Elizabeth Petrovna), C. Aubrey Smith (Prince August), Gavin Gordon (Capt. Gregori Orloff),
Crew: Josef von Sternberg (Director), Bert Glennon (Director of Photography), Emanuel Cohen (Executive Producer), Hans Dreier (Art Direction), Travis Banton (Costume Design), Sam Winston (Editor),